Husband Jesse Roy Gale [2601]
Born: 4 Apr 1904 - Franklin, Graham Co, AZ
Christened: 7 May 1904 - Franklin, Greenlee, Arizona, United States 1
Died: 19 Oct 1992 - Chandler, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Buried: - City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: KWCL-PC8
Find A Grave ID: 35125585
Marriage: 18 Jan 1951 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Events
• Soc Sec Num: 526-50-1378.
Wife Valoise Beecroft [2174] 3
Born: 6 Aug 1915 - St. Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States
Christened:
Died: 1 Apr 2007 2
Buried: - City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: KWZN-RD4
Find A Grave ID: 35125524
Father: Robert Chestnut Beecroft [2103] (1873-1958) 3
Mother: Nancy Edna Buchanan [2170] (1885-1987) 3
Other Spouse: Ferrel Brundage Lamb [3591] (1915- ) - 11 Dec 1936 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Divorced on 29 Jul 1946)
Events
• Her obituary was published in The Arizona Republic on 4 Apr 2007 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
Children
1 F Suzan "Suzie" Gale [3376]
Born: 3 Dec 1952 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 2
Christened:
Died: 2 Dec 1955 - Maricopa, Arizona, United States 2 4
Buried: - City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: K86Q-NK7
Find A Grave ID: 35125546
2 M Jesse Roy Gale Jr. [3377] (details suppressed for this person)
Born:
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Burial Notes: Husband - Jesse Roy Gale
Section 489, Lot 3, Grave 8
General Notes: Husband - Jesse Roy Gale
I was the 4th child of George Henry and Elsie Kartchner Gale, born in Franklin, AZ. My mother named me for Jesse N. Smith, who was her Stake President when she was a small girl up at Smith Lake.
At age three, I was following the team and scraper on some work near our house. The hired man pulled the handle back on the scraper and cut me in the mouth, with my tongue out. Almost cut my tongue off. And to top it off, I had the whooping cough at the same time. Every time I would cough, it would bleed. Thought I would bleed to death.
While still living at Franklin, at about age four, I tried to go with my brothers, Marlin and Hugh, across the railroad track to play with the neighbors. My brothers ran too fast for me and went off and left me. I was on top of the tracks playing with the rocks. I got sleepy so laid down on the tracks and went to sleep. Soon a big steam engine came steaming towards me. The engineer of the train knew us Gale Kids. He used to blow the whistle and throw me what was left of his lunch each day and I'd wave and rush to get it and find half an orange or sandwich or piece of cake or something good. That day, he saw something on the tracks. It was unusual. He applied all the brakes he had and stopped within inches of my body. He picked me up and carried me to a fence and into the arms of my anxious mother.
We sold our home in Franklin when I was about five years old, moving to the White Mountains. Once in Show Low, Clyde and I were looking at Hugh's violin. He wanted to play with it and I said "no". But after I left, he picked it up and broke the "E" string. When we all came home that evening, Hugh announced that the fiddle was broke. Dad gathered us to see who was guilty. Clyde spoke up and said, 'Jess done it, I saw Him." Dad sent me to bed without supper. Thirty years later, Clyde confessed to me that he lied on me and that he was sorry.
Grandma Kartchner would come from Snowflake to put up fruit and pick wild grapes. Once when we were all out "groping", shouting and saying how big they were and how delicious and sweet they were, suddenly, in the bush there was a huge rattlesnake-buzzing. Hugh got rocks and pelted it and killed it. He held it up by the tail and it was as long as he was tall.
When I was 8 years old, it was time to be baptized and my father was away on the freight road. Mother was expecting baby Jim. So my good old standby, Etta, took me by the hand and we went to the Church and met with others. We went down to the Show Low Creek and were baptized in cool April water. I didn't mind because my Mom had told me I would feel good because all my sins would be washed away. So, in my wet bib overalls, and very happy, I sloshed all the way home, with my good older sister, Etta.
Burial Notes: Wife - Valoise Beecroft
489-3-5
General Notes: Wife - Valoise Beecroft
I was born in St. Johns, AZ, the fourth child of Robert Chestnut Beecroft and Nancy Edna Buchanan. When I was two years old, my parents moved to Mexico. I spent most of my childhood in Mexico, living in each of the colonies, Colonia Dublin, Juarez Garcia, and Chuichupa. I graduated from Juarez Stake Academy in May 1934. Mama and Papa moved to Mesa, AZ.
After graduating from high school, I went one year to college at Gila Junior College in Thatcher, AZ.
I was married to Ferrell Brundage Lamb. We had five children. When the youngest was 3 weeks old, I got a divorce from Ferrell. I received a temple divorce 8 May 1950. I moved to Mesa after my divorce, living there 1 year, and then moving to Chandler. We were very happy there.
I met Jesse Roy Gale and, after 2 years' courtship, we were married in the Arizona Temple. As parents, we taught our children to love each other and to serve the Lord. We have always been active in our ward and serving our fellowmen. Each one of the boys has filled a mission. When it was time for Jesse, Jr to come home from his mission, Jess and I went to Spain to meet him.
Jess loved to travel and the last few years of his life, we did travel to most of the major parts of the world.
Family get-togethers were important to Jess. We got together quite often as a family. On his birthday this year, 4 April 1993, we met here at our home. After eating, each family got to tell one story about their Dad. It was a choice evening. There were 51 of us in that room. Several called the next day to tell me how much they enjoyed it and what a good Dad they had. We will have more like this.
I have had many wonderful spiritual experiences in my life, which I cannot deny. I love the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and pray that my family will also love it. I love the Gale family. You are a choice family. (Valoise Beecroft Gale Family History, submitted by herself)